Third-party mobile app developers’ continued participation in platform-centric ecosystems: An empirical investigation of two different mechanisms

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Highlights：

• A dual model explains third-party developers' continued participation in a platform.

• Two contrasting mechanisms in long-term exchanges were used for theoretical framework.

• One mechanism escalates dedication to a platform while the other constraining to it.

• Factors from the two mechanisms clarify why app developers remain in Apple's platform.

摘要

•A dual model explains third-party developers' continued participation in a platform.•Two contrasting mechanisms in long-term exchanges were used for theoretical framework.•One mechanism escalates dedication to a platform while the other constraining to it.•Factors from the two mechanisms clarify why app developers remain in Apple's platform.

论文关键词：Platform-centric ecosystems,Third-party developers,App store,Mobile apps,Dual model

论文评审过程：Received 10 January 2015, Revised 13 July 2015, Accepted 12 September 2015, Available online 26 October 2015, Version of Record 26 October 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.09.002